Sunrise Context Flashcards
Produciton
What was Murnau given
complete creative freedom and control
Production
How was Sunrise a financial flop
high cost and poor timing
Produciton
What was special about this film for Fox
the first feature film released with synchronised sound-on film using the Fox movietone system
Social, cultural, political
When did expressionism begin
early 1900s
Social, cultural, political
What were expressionist artists concerned with
a visual representation of the inner soul and psychology
How many Americans lived in urban areas by the end of the 1920’s
51%
What was the style of performances of Sunrise
Hollywood narrative
What is kammerspeilfilm
a type of german film that offers an intimate cinematic portrait of lower-middle class/working life
What is the back up for people moving on and off screen
Lumiere Brothers- workers leaving the factory
What are typical themes of expressionist narratives
- temptation
- narrative opposition
- fascination and fear of modern urban life and technology
- notion of being able to control other people
What is the meaning of dialectic
two opposing or contradicting ideas or views are juxtapoased as a way of examining and discussing them
What is split screen masking/super imposing/ double exposure
partailly masking the frame, rewinding the film, and shooting the unexposed part again
What is matte painting
photorealistic hand painted images in the background
What is forced perspective
creating an impression of depth
Whar is the effect of slanted sets and props
appear to be larger and deeper
What is rear projection
previously photographed background scene is projected onto a large translucent screen from behind
What is modernism
- a period of dramatic innovation in all forms of art from the 19th century to WWII
- associated with a pervasive fomal sefl-conciousness
What occured in harlem
Harlem Renaissance
how much money was spent on highways
$1billion
What % of household goods were on a credit system
75%
When did women get the right to vote
1919
Marsh sequence:performance
How does the WftC show dominance
- confident stand
- leans over the Man
- kisses the Man
Marsh sequence:Sound
What is the score like with the WftC compared to the Wife
- WftC=upbeat
- Wife=sad
Marsh sequence:mise-en-scene
What does the WftC’s realist clothing mean
- representation of the city
- villainous
Marsh sequence:mise-en-scene
What is the significance of the Man crossing the fence
chooses to betray his Wife
Marsh sequence:editing
what does the match cut between the Wife and WftC when hugging mean
- shows their dialectic nature
- Wife is better because she’s hugging her kid
Marsh sequence:editing
What does the splitscreen do
contrasts the vastness of the city with the smallness of the countryside
Marsh sequence:editing
what does the long take as the Man walks mean
allows people to question his choice
Marsh sequence:cinematography
What is the significance of the dream like flashforward
don’t know if its the Man of WftC’s thoughts
Marsh sequence
What are the realsit traits in the Marsh sequence
- motivated lighting via moon
- real costumes and location
- Hollywood melodrama love traingle
Marsh sequence
What are the expressionist traits in the Marsh sequence
- title cards
- theme of fear and fascination
- creative editing (dissolves, long takes, montage, splitscreen masking)
- moon creating shadows (chiaroscuro)
- rapid movement of jazz musicians
- dream flashforward of Man killing his Wife
